Summary
Saahith Pochiraju is a quantitative researcher and portfolio manager with eight years of experience building trading systems and research-driven strategies across proprietary trading and institutional finance. He has held roles from trading engineer to VP - Strats at Flow Traders and Morgan Stanley and co-founded OpenPool, blending hands-on engineering with product and entrepreneurial instincts. Based in New York, he currently manages portfolios at Superstate, applying rigorous applied-math and biology-trained problem solving from his Emory BS to complex market microstructure and risk challenges. His background includes cell-modeling software engineering at Mount Sinai, an unusual cross-disciplinary thread that informs a systems-oriented approach to quantitative modeling. Known for creating innovative technologies that improve operational outcomes, he bridges research, engineering, and portfolio execution to move ideas into production. Practical, curious, and outcome-focused, he thrives where deep quantitative insight meets production-grade software.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Applied Mathematics and Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS Applied Mathematics and Biology at Emory University
English, French